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Most people know the -sexuals. A heterosexual man is sexually attracted to only women. A bisexual man is sexually attracted to both men and women. A homosexual man is sexually attracted to only men. Etc.
But a lot of people I've met have never even heard of the -romantic side. I hadn't either. Until I met a few people who used those terms, and started learning about them. It works the same way ((just like -sexual terms describe sexual attraction)): -romantic terms describe romantic attraction. So, a heteroromantic man is romantically attracted to only women. Etc.
The reason I found this interesting is because of the people who define a relationship as "having sex." I've known men and women—"straight" and "gay"—who think like this: they have a best friend(s) who they are very close with, and a lover(s) who they have sex with. They can't imagine ever being as close to their lover as they are with their friend—usually because of their gender—and can't imagine ever having sex with the friend (because of their gender) either.
This seems to me a case of someone's sexuality and romantic attraction not lining up.
They obviously have a serious relationship with their friend. But they don't see that as a "relationship," because they'd never have sex with them. In reality although sex is a big part, it's only part of a relationship. There's also that non-sexual level of intimacy. The romantic. This is like the "bromance" guys, or the "sisters" girls (who act like more than sisters). It often involves physical and emotional connection beyond just friendliness.
Romantic and sexual attractions seem to mostly line up, but I've noticed a surprising amount of people since learning about this who actually have more than 1 "significant other." They just only have 1 "sex partner." I think more people could benefit from learning the difference and maybe see why some things haven't lined up for them in the past.
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1 2Depends on the person. Females like romantic emotional love expression before sex in most cases….
Isn't that just priority? I'm talking about orientation. Not whether they prefer romance over sex, but which gender they prefer romantically and/or sexually.
Oh that's hogwash as purpose, form, and function clearly shows that same-sex attraction is nonsensical. Brotherly/Sisterly love (Phileo) confused with Lust (Eros) is what is happening in this dynamic. Basically, these people have been given over to their wants as they freely choose them... God is not going to determine the created actions. .
As a woman they are connected for me. If I am in love with a man I would for sure feel sexual attraction and be more open for sex, he is all I think off. I could also be sexually attracted to someone but it wouldn't mean a thing as soon as I get home it is over.
Definitly romantic relationship it makes me feel like I am in heaven.
Sorry but you can't separate sexual and romantic attraction. They are both part of the same package and very much intertwined together.
Well romantic doesn't just mean you have sexual intentions, clearly or it would just be a another part of sex. Like foreplay. Romance is more like bonding though, like the relationship building part of a (typically also sexually involved) couple. And I just think it's seperable because I've seen people separate them in practice. By definition they do seem to be very intwined.
In a normal, healthy hetero relationship, they are very much two closely related components of the same condition. Sure there are examples of people who only have sex without the romance, which is actually quite common today. But it's very uncommon to see a normal, young, healthy hetero couple who have romance without sexual desire. Most act on that these days, but the ones who don't act on it until marriage still crave it. In that case, the romance is separated from sex artificially.
Of course, if both people are fully hetero, it should involve both (At least eventually). Most people I think it does match up. It definitely is not the majority of people I've seen doing this. But there are some. Like with sexuality, the vast majority are hetero, but not all are. Some people, outside the norm, seem to have romantic attraction without sexual attraction, or sexual attraction without romantic attraction. That's all im saying.